How a 'foreigner' posing as a businessman allegedly scammed a woman of GH¢1,600

A woman has recounted how she allegedly lost GH¢1,600 to a man who posed as a foreigner interested in renting a shop.

According to the woman, the man contacted her business and said he was interested in renting one of the shops.

The woman said the man claimed he had arrived in Ghana about two months earlier and arranged to view the shop at around 4 pm.

“He booked a viewing. He said he was coming from the mines in Kumasi to Accra. He acted like a white man. I don't know where the accent came from, but he was speaking like a white man,” she recounted in a viral video sighted by GhanaWeb on September 24, 2026.

“He said he's driving from Kumasi to Accra,” she indicated.

However, at about 5 p.m., the man allegedly called her to say he had been stopped by the police for speeding.

She said he claimed the officers were harassing him and demanding money, but he did not have cash on him.

“He said the police stopped him. He was overspeeding and he said they are harassing him and saying that he should give them money but he doesn't have cash,” she narrated.

According to her, the man then gave her phone number to the alleged police officer, who subsequently called her.

The woman said the caller gave a different account of what had happened, claiming that the driver had hit another car while reversing.

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“And the policeman said, whilst the white man was reversing, he hit his car. And it is GH¢1,600,” she recounted.

She said the call and the explanation appeared convincing at the time, prompting her to send the money.

“The next day, I sent the money,” she said.

She became suspicious almost immediately after the transaction and contacted MTN.

“The moment I sent the money, I just called MTN because I knew it was coming. I'm like, but what happened? How did I send the money?”

The woman said she was particularly confused because she could not remember initiating the transaction herself.

“I don't remember even dialling *170#,” she said.

She said the experience felt so real that she initially struggled to believe she had been scammed.

She has since advised the public to be cautious when dealing with strangers who create emergencies and request money.

“These guys are using various means to take money from people. Please be careful.

“I can't even say be careful because it's like, it's as if they did something. I don't know how I sent the money. I don't know. Like, I just sent the money,” she said.

The woman further indicated that the incident had left her dumbfounded.

“For somebody who doesn't believe in juju, please, just be careful. Be careful,” she added.

See the video below:

A woman has narrated how she lost GH¢1,600 to a man who posed as a foreigner interested in renting a shop.

She said the man later claimed police had stopped him while travelling from Kumasi to Accra and were demanding money. A person who identified himself as a police officer… pic.twitter.com/cSv3vAV4Ab

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